47: Sexuality and Politics

Charles Anthony Smith, University of California, Irvine, casmith@uci.edu

We invite proposals for panels, partial panels, and individual papers on topics that broadly relate to, encompass, or are informed by considerations of Sexuality & Politics. We are particularly interested in proposals that speak to the theme of the Annual Meeting, "Representation and Renewal." We expect the panels to advance various lines of inquiry and research across a wide range of concerns and interests with the central connecting theme of sexuality and politics. We are open to proposals from those studying sexuality and politics in either a comparative or domestic context as well as from an international perspective. We particularly welcome proposals that intersect sexuality and politics with the broader discipline’s interests in representation. We expect that some panels might be devoted to an examination of the distinctive character of political movements and organizations - on both the left and the right – that engage on issues of sexuality; how representation is shaped by or is responsive to constituents as a result of gender or identity; and the development of political representation through the larger societal lens of sexuality. Of course, we are open to and enthusiastically encourage a wide range of original, provocative, and thoughtful proposals beyond these specific areas. Panels comprised of coherently thematic papers that foster a conversation across multiple disciplinary traditions and/or among scholars of varying rank are particularly welcome.